Bob Blackington is a IT Portfolio Manager at Portland General Electric. He possess expertise in proposal writing, government contracting, project planning, program management, contract management and 45 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I had the pleasure of working for Bob as part of the Addressable Operations team at DISH Network. It was immediately obvious there was much I could learn from this guy. His knowledge of Project Management is beyond anyone I had ever worked with. Bob's organizational skills and his ability keep his direct reports and other teams on track was invaluable to not only our team but DISH Media in general. Bob never walked into a meeting unprepared and usually understood your section of the meeting better than you did. Bob is a true leader. Processes and documents Bob created are still in use by my Ops team today.
Bob quickly became my mentor and paved the way for growing my interests in program and project management. His constant encouragement and confidence in me has stayed with me nearly seven years now. Honesty and integrity are paramount with Bob. I highly recommend Bob to any organization lucky enough to get him.", "I had the great pleasure of working with Bob Blackington starting in 2020. As a new program manager at PGE, I needed to stand up and fund a new technology project for Supply Chain. Bob leads IT Portfolio Management and was responsible for tracking and managing the annual technology budget. I consulted with him frequently to ensure our program was initiated correctly and was moving through its SDLC governance and oversight processes appropriately.
Even though I bombarded Bob with a million questions over the course of several months, he always made himself available to help guide and counsel, would give frank and candid feedback and provide excellent advice, all in the spirit of helping make me and our program successful.
He was the creator of the project and budget portfolio process at PGE for IT which was the most organized and thoughtful I have worked with in my career. It was very well structured and documented, making the process of initiating a new project and drafting its business case and budget very straightforward. It was a model that other PGE divisions aspired to.
Bob was also the organizer and facilitator of the monthly budget meetings. He was always prepared and executed the meetings professionally and efficiently. During 2020, his ability to perform seamlessly while remote was impressive. The meetings, which had executive leadership in attendance, were organized, efficient and crisp despite being conducted remotely.
Bob was a crucial partner of mine throughout the project. We collaborated on the program’s documentation and templates, and he was key in helping us navigate unforeseen project execution surprises and timeline compression requests from leadership. Even though Bob had developed the portfolio management structure and calendar of key gates, he was still willing to work with our program team to negotiate workarounds and some corner-cuts to help expedite steps. He was strict, but fair, and flexible where it made sense for PGE. I greatly appreciated his willingness to collaborate with us, and with humor and camaraderie to achieve both IT’s and our objectives.
Bob is a phenomenal asset to the IT organization at PGE and I would be thrilled to work with him again in the future!", and "I was introduced to Bob when I started my professional career at MWH Global as a marketing professional. Bob possesses excellent leadership and management abilities. He is stellar at problem solving and defining solutions when an issue or obstacle is encountered. Bob is a true leader and team player and has helped me progress in my professional skills and abilities while at MWH.
Bob has a good sense of humor that makes him loved by all of his employees, which fosters a great work environment. Any organization would be lucky to have him as a leader in their organization. I look forward to working with him in the future and gaining more professional insight from him."
Listed skills include Proposal Writing, Government Contracting, Project Planning, Program Management, and 46 others.
